Uninstall Missing in Programs Control Panel

Uninstall Missing in Programs Control Panel

I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
"Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only "Organinize"
and "View."

Re: Uninstall Missing in Programs Control Panel

"RickB" <RickB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1CA416C6-10BF-4CC1-AE64-31D73B5FC857@microsoft.com...
>I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
> Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
> "Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only
> "Organinize"
> and "View."
>
> I'm lost, any ideas?
>
> Thanks, Rick

Highlight a listed program and the uninstall/change option should appear.

I don't know on this one. If you don't know where the individual uninstall is for each program, you can download the Free CCleaner program & use it's Uninstall feature in a pinch until you get this resolved. It'll be under the Tools section in CCleaner. Here's the link:

Re: Uninstall Missing in Programs Control Panel

"RickB" wrote
>I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
> Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
> "Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only
> "Organinize"
> and "View."
>
> I'm lost, any ideas?

Uninstall doesn't show up until you click on an individual entry in the
list. Does that not happen?

Re: Uninstall Missing in Programs Control Panel

Thanks Shawn!

"brink" wrote:
>
> Hi Rick,
>
> I don't know on this one. If you don't know where the individual
> uninstall is for each program, you can download the Free CCleaner
> program & use it's Uninstall feature in a pinch until you get this
> resolved. It'll be under the Tools section in CCleaner. Here's the
> link:
>
> '_http://ccleaner.com/_'
> (http://ccleaner.com/)
>
> Hope this helps for now,
> Shawn
>
>
> --
> brink
>
> "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall"
> '_www.Vistax64.com_' (https://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com)
> Please post feedback to help others
>

Re: Uninstall Missing in Programs Control Panel

Highlighting does not work, double clicking does nothing, right clicking does
nothing.

Suggestions. Thanks, Rick

"Rock" wrote:
> "RickB" wrote
> >I needed to uninstall a program. So, I went Start-->Control
> > Panel-->Programs-->Uninstall a Program. Once the windo populated the
> > "Uninstall" option was missing for all prgrams. There was only
> > "Organinize"
> > and "View."
> >
> > I'm lost, any ideas?
>
> Uninstall doesn't show up until you click on an individual entry in the
> list. Does that not happen?
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]
>
>

Haha! I have this issue as well, though it was via Ccleaner that I caused the problem.
Went to clean PC, and uninstalled the Vista uninstaller via Ccleaner. I saw a green V named uninstaller under tools in Ccleaner. Figuring this was spyware I uninstalled that "uninstaller"

Turns out I uninstalled the Vista uninstaller. No clue as to why MS made the uninstaller uninstallable. Ccleaner picked it up, and me never ever even thinking anything bad could happen from uninstalling something named uninstaller ended up now always having to use Ccleaner. Albeit with a lot more care haha

Aah, I noticed I'm kinda like 2 years late here hehehe Ohw well. Maybe this has some use for others

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